The Impacts of Climate Change and Air Pollution on Children's Education Outcomes: Evidence from Vietnam

Hai-Anh Dang (), Minh N.N. Do () and Cuong Nguyen
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Minh N.N. Do: National Economics University Vietnam

No 17160, IZA Discussion Papers from IZA Network @ LISER

Abstract: Very few studies have examined the impacts of both climate change and air pollution on student education outcomes, particularly in a developing country setting. Analyzing a rich database consisting of household and school surveys, test scores, and temperature and air pollution data over the past decade for Viet Nam, we find that a 1 µg/m3 increase in PM2.5 concentration in the month preceding exams leads to 0.015 and 0.010 standard deviation decreases in math and reading scores, respectively. We also find some indicative evidence of stronger impacts of air pollution for younger, primary school students who reside in urban areas and in districts with higher temperatures. While we find some mixed effects of temperature, we do not find significant effects on students' test scores for temperature extremes and air pollution over the past 12 months. Our findings offer policy-relevant inputs for the country's ongoing efforts to fight air pollution.

Keywords: weather extremes; climate change; air pollution; education; Viet Nam (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I10 O12 Q53 Q54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 85 pages
Date: 2024-07
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-agr, nep-dev, nep-env, nep-sea, nep-tra and nep-ure
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Published - published in: Economics of Education Review; 2025, 106, 102656

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Journal Article: The impacts of climate change and air pollution on children’s education outcomes: Evidence from Vietnam (2025)
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